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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to re-examine her perspective on love, loss, and life.
3) Torch
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!" is the advice Teresa Rae Wood shares with the listeners of her local radio show, Modern Pioneers, and the advice she strives to live by every day. She has fled a bad marriage and rebuilt a life with her children, Claire and Joshua, and their caring stepfather, Bruce. Their love for each other binds them as a family through the daily struggles of making ends meet. But when they received unexpected news that Teresa,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When eighteen-year-old Tommy Baxter declares to his family that he wants to be a police officer after graduation, his mother, Reagan, won’t hear of it. After all, she’s still mourning the death of her own father on September 11 and she’s determined to keep her son safe from danger and disaster. But Tommy’s father, Luke Baxter, is proud of Tommy’s decision, even arranging for his son to take part in a ride-along program with the Indianapolis...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This book guides cancer patients along their journey where no one knows the duration or the destination. Divided into the three parts of being a cancer patient—-the diagnosis, initial treatment, and on to survivorship—-the book will help the newly diagnosed cancer patient navigate a complex health care system, make astute decisions at difficult junctures, and manage the emotional turbulence that can rock his or her world. --Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
After losing several family members to cancer, Ty Bollinger refused to accept the notion that chemotherapy, radiation and surgery were the most effective treatments available for cancer patients. He began a quest to learn all he possibly could about alternative cancer treatments and the medical industry. What he uncovered was shocking. There is ample evidence to support the allegation that the "war on cancer" is largely a fraud and that multinational...
Author
Language
English
Description
While the amount of information regarding a breast cancer diagnosis is vaster than ever, online and off, what continues to be missing is the explanation behind the options. Most of the data online on medical sites is generic and often comes from the samesource. Then there are the patient sites as well as many social media outlets that provide peer to peer support and information. This is important for emotional support but still leaves out the full...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Prism
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Kathryn Schmitz overturned years of entrenched dogma and conventional wisdom that told breast cancer survivors to avoid upper body exercise with the publication of two ground-breaking scientific papers in the most prestigious medical journals in the world, the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association. In the ensuing decade, Dr. Schmitz has made it her personal mission to use exercise for cancer prevention...
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Two days before Christmas and at just 26-years-old, Chris Wark found himself diagnosed with stage-3 colon cancer. Before he knew it, he was wheeled into surgery, where a golf ball-sized tumor and a third of his colon were removed. Doctors told Wark that as soon as he recovered from surgery, he would need 9 to 12 months of chemotherapy in order to prevent a recurrence. But when the first meal he was served in the hospital was a cafeteria-style sloppy...
Author
Publisher
Hunter House Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"When Your Life Is Touched by Cancer gently and insightfully addresses the issues that accompany a cancer diagnosis, especially those we think about, but hesitate to bring up. Is it OK to refuse treatment? How old is too old to treat cancer? Is alternative medicine worth pursuing? It is important for those with cancer to figure out what makes sense for them and then to communicate those wishes to loved ones and physicians. The advice in this book...
13) My life
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A high-powered executive, diagnosed with terminal cancer, begins filming a home movie he calls "My life," in which he teaches his unborn son all the things a man must know: how to shave, how to slam dunk, and most of all, how to love.
14) The breast cancer survival manual: a step-by-step guide for women with newly diagnosed breast cancer
Author
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The seventh edition of The Breast Cancer Survival Manual provides essential updates on treatment and care, enhancing the basic information that has made this the most trusted guide for women diagnosed with breast cancer for the past two decades. This edition includes the most current advice on: · The genomic basis of breast cancer and recent changes in the genomic breast cancer types · The need for individual tailoring of a treatment plan, resulting...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Providing comprehensive, current, and reliable information on breast cancer, this book, written by an experienced oncologist, a surgeon, and a breast cancer survivor, informs and inspires readers, wherever they are in the breast cancer experience. Patient stories, essays from medical specialists, and illustrations add clarity and insight"--
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Offering encouragement and support, this updated guide is the authority on coping with breast cancer. Highlighting all the latest medical developments, from diagnosis through treatment and recovery, this essential book guides newly diagnosed patients every step of the way. Including practical tips on managing the emotions, reactions, and side effects of breast cancer and its treatment, detailed questions to ask a medical team for empowerment, and...
Author
Publisher
Spry Pub
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
The past decade of breakthroughs in clinical research and unprecedented technological advancements has affected few medical conditions more than prostate cancer. Each new year brings with it updated prostate cancer recommendations from qualified physicians and research organizations. While this year's suggestions may be vastly different from last year's, even the most up-to-date advice can vary significantly from one doctor to the next. And then there's...
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Spurred by a personal tragedy, America's foremost documentarian is tackling cancer. Ken Burns examines cancer with a cellular biologist₂s precision, a historian's perspective, and a biographer's passion. The series artfully weaves three different films in one: a riveting historical documentary; an engrossing and intimate verite film; and a scientific and investigative report.
Author
Series
Forever faithful volume 3
Publisher
Multnomah Books
Pub. Date
2013, c2002
Language
English
Description
Hannah Bronzan and her new husband Matt decide to adopt a little girl, while Jade and Tanner Eastman learn that Jade is finally pregnant, but their happiness is shattered after discovering that Jade has a cancerous brain tumor.
20) Cancer diet for the newly diagnosed: an integrative guide and cookbook for treatment and recovery
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Eating well is essential when you're facing a cancer diagnosis. This cookbook empowers you with a complete collection of easy recipes that take the guesswork out of proper nutrition during cancer treatment."--Back cover.
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